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ARMENIA Security Partnership Act

To require the Secretary of Defense to certify that the Government of Azerbaijan has taken certain meaningful steps with respect to Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh region, and for other purposes.

Introduced Dec 18, 2025

Latest action (Dec 18, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Referred to
Foreign Affairs Committee
Policy area
International Affairs
Issues
Foreign Policy

Summary

This bill requires the Secretary of Defense to certify annually that Azerbaijan has taken meaningful steps toward upholding a Joint Declaration, withdrawing military forces from Armenian territory, releasing prisoners, ceasing hostilities, and recognizing Armenian cultural rights in Nagorno-Karabakh. If the Secretary cannot make this certification, the Department of Defense must review U.S. security assistance to Armenia to assess gaps in its defense capabilities and submit a report to Congress with recommendations for increased security assistance. The bill also prevents the President from exercising a waiver authority for foreign aid to former Soviet republics if the certification cannot be made. The certification requirement begins 180 days after enactment and repeats annually thereafter.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
32 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Gus M. Bilirakis’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NULL $24,400
  • LINCARE $11,000
  • HOLLAND & KNIGHT $7,600
  • MCI $6,600
  • S&S $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Gus M. Bilirakis → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Dec 18, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
  2. Dec 18, 2025 Introduced in House

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 18, 2025

Mr. Bilirakis (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Min, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Amo) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

A BILL

To require the Secretary of Defense to certify that the Government of Azerbaijan has taken certain meaningful steps with respect to Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh region, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Advancing Readiness, Military Exchange, and National Integration with Armenia Security Partnership Act Security Partnership Act” or the “ARMENIA Security Partnership Act”.

SEC. 2. REVIEW OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR ARMENIA.

(a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, and not less than annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with each other national security agency such Secretary determines appropriate, shall certify to the congressional defense committees that the Government of Azerbaijan has taken meaningful steps towards the following:

(1) Uphold its commitments under the Joint Declaration.

(2) Completely withdraw all military forces from the sovereign territory of Armenia.

(3) Unconditionally release all Armenian prisoners.

(4) Cease engaging in hostilities towards Armenia.

(5) Recognize a right of return for ethnic Armenians to their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh and commit to the preservation of Armenian cultural and religious sites in Nagorno-Karabakh.

(b) Security Assistance Review.—If the Secretary of Defense cannot certify the information under subsection (a), such Secretary shall, not later than 14 days after the date on which any such certification is required to be made, conduct an immediate review of United States security assistance for the Republic of Armenia (hereinafter “Armenia”) to assess gaps in Armenia’s deterrence and self-defense capabilities.

(c) Report.—Upon the completion the review required under subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Commander of the United States European Command and each other national security agency such Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees that includes the following:

(1) An assessment of the scale and nature of threats to Armenia.

(2) An evaluation of historical and current United States security assistance for Armenia including International Security Cooperation Programs, Foreign Military Financing, and International Military Education and Training support.

(3) Identification of gaps in Armenia’s immediate and long- term defense needs, including defense articles, services, and military training.

(4) A summary of immediate steps the Department of Defense is taking to increase security cooperation with Armenia.

(5) Recommendations for further increasing security assistance for Armenia to address shortfalls in Armenia’s self- defense capabilities to deter aggression.

(d) FREEDOM Support Act Waiver Disqualified.—If the Secretary of Defense cannot certify the information under subsection (a), the President may not, after the date that is 14 days after the date on which any such certification is required to be made, exercise the waiver authority provided pursuant to title II of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-115; 22 U.S.C. 5812 note) under subsection (g) under the heading “Assistance for the independent states of the former Soviet Union”.

(e) Congressional Defense Committees Defined.—The term “congressional defense committees” means the Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives. <all>

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